Library · Lithopolis
Wagnalls Memorial Library
Wagnalls Memorial Library serves Lithopolis’s 2,134 residents. Last year it logged 35,256 visits, about 16.5 for every resident, and lent 139K books, movies and e-books.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Your library
Wagnalls Memorial Library
150 E Columbus St., Lithopolis 43136
38 hrsopen a week
29,000sq ft
63Kbooks & media
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
#3
#3 of 251 OH libraries for visits per residentAmong every public library system in Ohio that reported visits
Fiscal year 2024
A year at the library
35K
visits
16.5 per resident
139K
loans, print + digital
65.0 per resident
424
programs & events
7,763 attended
7,407
library cards
100% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
16.5 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
56.0 print items · typical 3.9
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
8.9 e-items · typical 1.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
34.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
3.6 attendees · typical 0.7
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
100% of residents
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
139K loans last year
Books & media (adults)34%Kids’ books & media52%E-books, audio & streaming14%
Who the programs are for
424 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$204 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $435K.
State 85%Gifts & other 15%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.